Hen&#39;s nest.



D. C. BUIE.

HENS NEST.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 24, 1912.

Patented Jan. 18, 1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET I- THE COLUMBIA PLANOGRAPH 60.. WASHINGTON. D.

D. C. BUIE.

HENS NEST.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 24, 1912.

Patented J an, 18, 1916.

2 SHEETS-SHEET 2.

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HENS NEST.

To all whom it may concern Be it known that I, DANIEL O. BUIn,a citizen of the United States, residing at Wills Point, in the county of Van Zandt and State of Texas, have invented new and useful Ii'nprovements in Hens Nests, of which the following is, a specification. 1

The invention relates to nests, and more particularly to the class ofhens nests.

The primary object of the invention is the provision of a hens nestin which a gate or door will be automatically swung to position for closing the entrance of an inclosure for the nest proper on the'enteringof a hen in the same, thereby shutting out all intruders, thus avoiding the molestingof the hen when laying an egg, or setting, yet the gate or door will open whent-he hen leaves thenest' for the freedom thereof,

Another object of the invention is the'pro vision of ahens nest wherein the nest box is connected with a swinging door, so that on the entranceof a hen to the box thelatter will lower thereby raising the door for closing the open end :of the inclosure for the nest box, and in this manner the hen will be protected from other fowls, and also from animals, owls, hawks, or the like.

A further object of the invention is the provision of ahens nest in which the door therefor may be locked'in either closed or open position, so that the nest can be used and is accessible or closed for disuse as the occasion may require.

A still further object of the invention is the provision of a hens nest which is simple in construction, automatically operated for the opening and closing thereof, and which is inexpensive in manufacture.

lVith these and other objectsin viewlthe invention consists in the construction, combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described, illus trated in the accompanying drawings, and pointed out in the claim hereunto appended.

In the drawings: Figure 1 is a side elevation of a nest constructed in accordance with the invention, the same being positioned upon the ground, the latter being excavated to permit theoperation of the hens nest, and is shown in section. Fig. 2 is a similar View showing the door or gate closed. Fig. 3 is a vertical longitudinal sectional view thereof. Fig. 4; is a sectional view on the line H of Fig. 2. Fig. 5 is a front elevation showing the gate closed.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Application filed May 24, 19.12.

latented Jan. is, rare. Serial Nessa 1.23.

Similar-reference characters indicate correspon ding parts throughout the several views in the drawing.

Referrmglto the drawingsby numerals the hen s nest comprises an upwardly arched box-like body 5 preferably constructed from metal although the same may be made from any other suitable material and may, beof any other desirableshapeand of any size as the occasion may require. The rear end of the body5 is closed by a rear end wall 6, while .its opposite end is open and forms an entrance 7, the bottom of the body 5 being closed for substantially one-half of its length by means of a floor 8 located at the front portion thereof, while the remaining other half of the bottomv communicates with a well 9 for receiving a vertically movable nest presently described. This well 9 is closed at ll is a foraminous gate or door 13, the same being normally lower in the cell 10 below the floor line of the body 5, but is adapted on the rocking of the levers 11 to close the entrance '7 to the said body, the said levers being operated in a manner presently described. Arranged within the body is a nest comprising a nest box 14:, the same being provided at opposite sides thereof with outwardly projecting alining hanger lugs 15,

the latter slidably engaging in elongated slots 16 formed in the levers 11 near their rear end, the sides of the body 5 being pro vided with vertical guide slots 17 through which project the lugs 15 so that the box 14: in its movement will be vertically elevated and lowered-through the opening 9 in the bottom of the body 5 on the rocking of the levers 11 for the opening and closing of the gate or door 13. sufiicient weight to normally hold the nest box 14 elevated within the body 5, and to sustain the door in open position, but on theentrance of a hen in the nest box 14:, the

Weight of the said hen will overbalance the loo The door or gate 13 is of g weight of the door thereby causing the rockv ing of the levers 11 and the swinging of the gate or door 13 to closed position over the entrance opening 7 in the front of the body, thus in this manner preventing any intruder from the outside thereof from entering the inclosure when a hen is laying an egg, or setting Within the nest box. .On the hen leaving the nest box it and stepping upon the floor 8 the door or gate 13 will automatically lower in the cell 10 and the nest box will raise at a point'elevated above the floor line of the body 5, but when the door or gate 13 is closed and the nest box 1 1 lowered in the cell 10, the hen occupying the nest box will be protected from molestation by outside intruders.

The hen when. leaving the nest box can readily make an exit by means of the door or gate 13 swinging to open position thereby freeing the hen from the body 5 of the nest. The rear wall 6. of the .body 5 is provided with'ventilating openings 18, so as to permit circulation of air through the said body for sanitary purposes. Formed in one of the levers 11 at opposite sides of the pivot 12 are openings 19 which are adapted to register with openings 20 formed in one side of the body 5 for receiving a locking pin 21 and in this manner the door or gate 18 will be locked in open or closed position if desired.

From the foregoing, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, it is hought that the construction and operation of the invention will be clearly understood, and therefore, a more extended explanation has been omitted.

What is claimed is A hens nest comprising a body including a bottom, top, side and rear end Walls, said bottom having an opening therein adjacent the rear Wall,said side walls from a point approximately intermediate their length, throughout the remaining portion of their length depending below said bottom at the opposite sides of the opening therein, said side walls havingalined vertically disposed slots, a nest box arranged within the body for vertical adjustment between said depending portions of the side walls and through said opening in the bottom, lugs I projecting from the opposite sides of the box and movable within said slots to guide and limit the adjustments of said box, a pair of levers "pivotally mounted exteriorly of the body and having slotted end portions receiving the said lugs, a gate fixed to the outer ends of the" levers and adapted to normally lie' beneath the plane of the bottom and adapted to be automatically 61G? vated to close the open end of said body on the lowering of the nest box, said lever having an opening adapted to alternately register with spaced openings in the said side Walls, and a pin suspended fromsaid body and adapted to pass through said register- 'ing openings to lock said gate in either opened or closed position.

In testimony whereof I afiix my slgnature in presence of two witnesses.

Mrs. J. E. BLAKELEY, I I S. T. BLAKELEY.

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Washington, D. G. i 

